FIFA 22 aims to offer a new level of realism this year. However, a clip is currently being discussed in the community that doesn’t quite reflect this next step from the players’ perspective.
What is it about? On July 11, FIFA 22 was officially revealed with a new trailer. The trailer primarily focused on a new feature: HyperMotion, which aims to elevate realism on the pitch with over 4,000 new animations.
The combination of motion capturing and machine learning is intended to create a player experience that is closer to real football. Furthermore, EA announced an improved AI that will give all players on the field greater intelligence and ensure more tactical realism.
The official EA Sports website currently showcases a list of features that highlights these elements of FIFA 22. It also includes a clip on “Authentic Movements” – which seems to not convince some fans yet.
Short clip sparks discussion
This is the clip: In the FIFA subreddit, players are currently analyzing the clip from the official website. The post is titled: “The only FIFA 22 gameplay EA has shown shows ‘authentic team movements’, but not a single person moves like a real player” (via reddit).
According to the user “noah_whit3”, this clip is from the feature page but has been slowed down, as it was only three seconds long. He criticizes: “The player with the ball seems to get into a dangerous position near the goal behind the defender, but everyone else is just shuffling across the field and no one is moving quickly to get into a better offensive or defensive position” (via reddit).
Under the post, the behavior of the players on the field is being strongly criticized, and players are now discussing the feature:
- “They shuffle sideways like crabs,” says user “marren12” (via reddit).
- “Somehow frustrating that their new big feature is this hyper motion thing that you’ll never notice. They should do the trailer about the new career mode with your own team, which is much more interesting,” says another user (via reddit). This feature has also been announced and was well received.
- “It’s definitely worrisome. On one hand, they are now moving more like a team. On the other hand, there are still some significant positioning issues in this short clip. Once again, the defensive midfielders are not doing their job. The defense might be okay depending on the tactic,” says another user (via reddit).
How much does the clip show? In fact, the behavior of some players with the side-steps looks quite curious. A (good) defense in real football would probably not behave this way when an outside player threatens to break through the defensive line. Especially the midfielders are relatively inactive here.
At the same time, the duel at the top of the image between the ball-carrying attacker and the two defenders looks quite intense. This movement is more reminiscent of real football.
Moreover, the defensive line consistently shifts back and does not suddenly scatter in all directions to cover opponents. This also appears quite realistic.
It should be noted that this is ultimately a three-second clip that provides little insight into the entire feature. How intensely HyperMotion will be felt in the game will likely only become clear at a later date – when a beta, tests, or possibly a demo is released.
However, the release date of FIFA 22 is now known, along with many different contents that can be expected. All of this can be found in our overview of the FIFA 22 release.
